Concealed belt for trouser supports



March 10, N O

CONCEALED BELT FOR TROUSER SUPPORTS Filed July 29, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR NA THA N 6 :2 L0

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TTORNEY March 10, N. GOLD CONCEALED BELT FOR TROUSER SUPPORTS Filed July29, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR NAT/TIA N 6 o 1 D 155 M w w ATTORNEY10, 1942. GOLD CONGEALED BELT FOR TROUSER SUPPORTS Filed July 29, 1940 5Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR NATHAN 60/..0 w flmya/ef ATTORNEY March 16,1942. GOLD 2,275,751

CONCEALED BELT FOR TROUSER SUPPORTS Filed July 29, 1940 5 Sheets-Shed 4INVENTOR NATHAN GOLD BY (i 30743 0.26. ATTORNEY March 10, 1942. N, OLD2,275,751

CONCEALED BELT FOR TROUSER SUPPORTS Filed July 29, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 5Fi .X

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ATHAN'GOLD ATTORNEY N INVENTQR Patented Mar. 10, 1942 E UNITED 05F CONGEALED BELT*F OR; TRQUSERFSUREORTS Nathan; Gold, Portland, Qreg.ApplicaticnzJulyflt 1940,,Seriatlto-a348d3dy1 7 Claims;

This: invention relates to- .a concealedcbelt-for trouser support- Thebroad idea is: not .new, thoughit presents problems-that sofarrha-ve-prevented public acceptance, Adequate solution; of theseproblems constitute the objects; of'tthesrpresent invention;

An acceptable beItamustLbe adiustabletto 'the human figure,almost-infinitely variable.

The belt must rest securely on'the. hips: ofz the wearer andif he beso-fieshy that hezhasznone; visibly, provision must: be: made; therefor:

belt, of such nature that-the .garmenttcanbe supported at the properheight regardlessaof the band height above the crotch, withinlimitsathai may be expected; yet these supportsmust: be yieldable insuch manner that they cannot=punch the'wearer when he-stoops over.

Trouser supports must'besecurely attachable to the belt proper, yeteasily detached when the belt'is to be washed or dry cleaned, andaseasily replaced. They must be interchangeable.

The belt must be so shaped that'it-will not have any tendency to crawlupward, be it fastened tightly or loosely around the wearersbody; Thebelt must be soft and yielding yet maintain its full width and not rope.

These and other objects that will beat once apparent to those skilled inthe arts of belt making, tailoring and kindred arts, will be found inthe specification and the illustrative drawings which delineate the bestform in which I now contemplate achieving the objects stated:

I believe that there is quite considerably; more to accomplishing theobjects stated than merely a belt with extensile trouser supportsrinspaced attachment, as has been proposed. In fact there are many thingsnecessary, each of'which contributes its necessary function, lacking anyof which the belt will lackthatimuchzof adequacy as before expressed.

Drawings accompany and form an essential part hereof, in which:

Fig. I and Fig. II are a stretchout of thecomplete belt, in two figures,the junction-lines at theright hand end of'Fig. I and the left of Fig.II indicating continuation. Two forms of" hip straps are shown, forreasons that will be.explained.

Fig. III is a view of the elements, composite trouser support, atenlarged scale-for ease in understanding it.

Fig. IV is a section of Fig. III onthe; line IV-IV, Fig; 111.

Fig. V is a section ofFig. IV at*VV, Fig; IV.

Trouser support meansmust be carriedzbythe Fig. V-I ;is essentially: thestructure;v shay/min Fig.2 I; but'modified'by providing acharacteristic. hip:,notch jnga partfof the;beltiitself.:by:contour- 7ing: and: providing: fastenings: frontx, andyrear;

; Whether,-the:j0inderof the beltjs atttheisides or center, I place an:elastictinsertSl in-Jthe front center; The structure: is, also:m-odifiediby the elastic. webbing :subjacent the .hip notchir asv:willbe explained;

Fig; VII. represents the ,companion pieee.-or other halfiofthebeltof.Fig.;. VI, the--left'hand end of A Fig. VI .and .the right hand.-.end& of: Fig, VII, ,beingthe front.

FigaNVIII and; IX respectively'representside and-front; views of:theuth-ree; piece type: 0f;;belt; Figs.- Iand II; onitheebodyz ci e:person, moderately fleshy;-

Ei'g.,-.Xirepresents the-application, ,back View; at thezbeltofjFigaLand .11; to-,;a wearersr'bodyt- Fig. XIJireDreSen-ts the-fr0n-t;vieW-'of: trousers puton and; being ,held properly bythe-;-belt. It Will be noted from this: figure that 1 the 1 holder ofthe ,trouser support is well at-each side ofsthe centerof-the :figure,wheresit will be.-covered by a coat, if worn. I

Figs. VIII to X-I inclusivesare penaandinkqreproductionsof photo*views-0t;- the-belt being worn, very carefully made. It'will beinoted-from thelastfourviews, .J'ust referred, to;-that-in KfI'OIlt the beltisshapedlike the well known abdominal belts; though theilatterare of necessity;-much wider unless .Well stayed-t, The: backrview shows the, belt:dropcurved, on its.- upper Side: and straight. over the. hips... This.dropcurved. front is important ,andmadepossible without tendency of,the. belt to rope; ,by the-insertion of trouser support;fiexiblesstays,later herein; tobe described in detail.

'In-; the,drawin I isua belt. member, prefer,- ably made ofstrong;;drill,: double, or, other =suit-, able material. Both halvesaof,the belt willbea-r the same identifying numerah. 2 is. assigned, todiagonal, pockets set 01f from .the ,space between the plies-bystitching. These-pocketsare .open at thertop to receive thecompositetrouser sup-. port 781811161117..- S, to be later described in detail.The-factthatthe-pockets2 and. inserted elements S are diagonallyplacedis ofmajor importance, as;will appear.

Each bolt, whether fastened at,the. sides, or front and rear, willbe-fashioned with a hipnotch 4 thatfits. down. over {the hips, when. thesame are, apparent,,and.-as ;they tend to,disappear altoe gethenassistheecase withheavilmfieshed wearers; I still use the hip notch 4 asbefore but plaeeuanelastic webbing 5 below and bridging the notch asshown in Figs. VI and VII; then the belt can be drawn tight enough tohold securely and the elastic webbing 5, yieldably distributes a part ofthe stress so the belt is comfortable.

It will be noted from all figures, especially I and II where it isplainly shown, that there are two lines of snap fasteners such as 6 andthat the line of stress they are capable of applying is close to the topof the belt.

According to the wearers figure, the top strap 8 may be set on fastenersnot in alignment with those used for the lower strap 9, referring to thev modification shown in Fig. II; hence we have a belt that will staywhere it is placed under a wide variety of conditions.

In order of'importance in the belt structure,

ranking next to the hip notch, is the diagonally placed trouser supportmember S and its placement.

Referring in Figs. III and IV, the former is cut away as to the fabricof the belt member I to expose the assembly S in place. The elements ofthis composite member S are a base member I0 that is held within thepocket 2, which will be made to fit it reasonably close.

It is inserted from the top of made rigid with the base member I0 is aclip I I I, which extends upwardly to form another clip I Ia, two earsbeing bent over as for the clip III though closer together. A frictionlever I2 is placed through a notch Mb. The lower part of the base memberIII is a flexible spring that is riveted to the clip I I at I3. It isimportant that the pocket 2 and its contained base member I0 be placedsubstantially as shown in Figs. I. II, VI and VII so that it flexiblysupports the downcurving sides of the hip notch 4 as shown in thesefigures. This is true even when the elastic webbing 5 is used. See Figs.VI and VII. The spring base portion of III will be what may beadequately described as clock spring steel and I find that a piece about.012" thick and wide is about right. This dimension is, however, givenas a guide and not as a limitation. It must be noted that the upper partor mouth of the pocket 2 is made with a slit somewhat like a buttonhole,transversely of its width, see numeral I5, and the upper part of fabricbounding the slit I5, see numeral I6, rests on the top of the clip Ila,being held in place by the upper spring I8, which is placed behind it asshown in Fig. IV. This prevents withdrawal of the lower part or itsworking out, by, in effect, closing the top of the pocket after the basemember is in it; the small piece of fabric, I6, being the closuremember. The upper spring I8 is easily locked in place by Working thefriction lever I2. This is diagrammatic and other types of adjustableholding device may be substituted if desired, though this is deemedgood. 4

At the top of the upper spring I8, I place an approved clamp 20,swingably attached hereto by the rivet 2 I, which clamp may be madeornamental or plated if desired since a portion of it will often be insight. The upper spring I8 can be of the same size and strength as thebase spring III to advantage. No further detailed description of theclamp 20 is thought needed as it is well known.

The elastic button loop 30 is useful for two purposes; viz. to hold theshirt front of the wearer down, especially a dress shirt, and to holdthe belt up when it is placed on the body quite loosely.

the pocket 2, and

It will be seen at once that I may use a fabric belt, by virtue of theelements S, a major portion of which is always between the plies of thbelt and act as stays to prevent wrinkling or roping; that the placementof these elements S diagonally, allows the wearer of the belt to bendover or exercise himself vigorously as in playing tennis or base-ballwithout getting punched by an upstanding rigid trouser holder attachedto a belt according to prior art; and further, that the placement ofthese elements S make possible the hip notch 4, the boundary lines ofwhich would promptly curl up without the flexible stays, when the notchas shown would cease to exist.

of the supports being This construction also allows the shaping of thebelt with the curved outlines most effective for the purpose andlikewise easiest to wear, because such a belt conforms to a wearers bodywhen bent around it, as a straight belt can never do. Diagonal insertionof the flexible stays serves to maintain the belt in shape and when madeas shown may be worn without presence uncomfortably manifest.

The foregoing description is made as clear as possible and I have beenat considerable effort to fully illustrate the ways it may be appliedand its benefits realized to the fullest measure. However, thesedetailed descriptions are intended only to bring out the best formswhich I contemplate for my invention. Several modifications are shown,but all are deemed necessary for a full disclosure; however, they arenot to be considered as fixing the limits of the invention but only as afull disclosure, the scope of the invention to be determined solely bythe language of the claims which follow.

I claim:

l. A concealed type trouser supporting belt of the character describedcomprising a belt member, means incorporated with said belt member tosecure a snug coupling thereof around a wearers body, said meanscomprising at least two strap members at each coupling point,independent engaging members for said straps, a plurality of springystay members secured within the belt structure, said stay members havingincorporated therewith springy trouser support members that areextensible above the top of the belt, means for relatively locking saidstay portion and said trouser support portion together, and trouserclamp means at the termini of said trouser support members.

2. A concealed type trouser supporting belt of the character describedcomprising a belt member, means incorporated with said belt member tosecure a snug coupling thereof around a wearers body, said meanscomprising at least two strap members at each coupling point,independent engaging members for said straps, a plurality of springystay members secured diagonally within the belt structure, said staymembers having incorporated therewith springy trouser support membersthat are extensible above the top of the belt, means for relativelylocking said stay portion and said trouser support portion together, andtrouser clamp means at the termini of said trouser support members.

3. In a belt of the character described, pockets in said belt, a basemember in each pocket, a trouser support member telescopicallyengageable with each base member and means preventing withdrawal of thebase member from the belt while engaged with the trousersupport,:comprising a cross slit in one wallfiof I each pocket adjacentits top through which said support member is thrust, whereby a narrowpiece of fabric held at both ends respect to the base member.

4. In a belt of the character described, pockets in said belt, basemembers in said pockets, trouser support members telescopicallyengageable with said base members and means comprising a part of thesubstance of the belt engageable mutually by the base members and thetrouser support members when the same are engaged, effective to preventwithdrawal of said base members from the belt, but non-interferent withadjustability of said support members. Y

5. In a belt of the character described, having hip notches on oppositesides thereof, a downcurving front portion, diagonal pocketsincorporated with said belt of such length as to substantially encompassits width and positioned near the hip notches, spring base members insaid pockets, extensible flexible trouser support members telescopicallyengageable with said spring base members, means for relatively lockingthe base members and the support members in selective position withrespect to each other and means comprising a part of the walls of thecloses the pocket with pockets displaceable by inserting the supports intelescopic engagement with the bases, effective to fasten said baseswithin the pockets.

6. In a trouser supporting belt to be Worn underneath the trousers, abelt member provided with hip notches of the character described, di-'agonal flexible extensible trouser supporters adjacent said hip notcheson both sides thereof, diagonal pockets made a part of said belt withinwhich said supporters are secured to project above the belt, and elasticwebbing members substantially closing the hip notches, of such characterthat they yield to make the notch partially effective when the belt isWorn.

7. In a belt of the character described, means of the characterdescribed for staying the belt, hip notches provided to properly restover a wearers hips, said hip notches being defined as to their upperboundaries by a pair of separable straps above each notch, and aplurality of interengaging fasteners on each strap independent of theadjacent strap, whereby the effective curvature of the belt the mannerof engaging the fasteners.

NATHAN GOLD.

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